What to Watch Wednesday: Idol Returns, Arrow Is All Aquiver, a Criminal Kidnapping and More

On TV this Wednesday: American Idol tunes up for another season, Arrow gets bent out of shape, a Gossip Girl visits Criminal Minds and there’s no Middleof the road when it comes to parental guilt. As a supplement to TVLine’s features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.

8 pm American Idol (Fox)| Two-hour Season 12 premiere: It all begins again – this time, with Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban joining Randy Jackson on the judges’ panel. (The two-night premiere continues Thursday at 8 pm.)

8 pm Arrow (The CW)| Suffering a crisis of confidence, Oliver hangs up his hood after that beat-down from the Dark Archer. But when Laurel needs the hero’s help, how can he say no?

8 pm The Middle (ABC) | Frankie and Mike’s guilt over not spending enough quality time with their kids leads them to dedicate each day of a long weekend to one of their offspring. It soon turns into a hot mess.

9 pm Criminal Minds (CBS)| When Reid’s girlfriend (played by Leverage‘s Beth Riesgraf) is kidnapped by her stalker, he and the BAU race to find her before it’s too late. Michelle Trachtenberg (Gossip Girl) guest-stars as a genetics research assistant.

9 pm Supernatural (The CW)| Naomi tells Castiel that Crowley’s holding an angel captive and they have to rescue him before the King of Hell finds out their secrets. Elsewhere, Sam and Amelia have an angst-filled meet-up.

9 pm Ghost Hunters (Syfy)| Season 9 premiere: Jason and the team are back with a pair of cases in California – an allegedly haunted Frank Lloyd Wright home said to be where “The Black Dahlia” was murdered in 1947, and Madame Tussaud’s Hollywood Wax Museum, where staffers have experienced some creepy stuff.

9 pm Modern Family (ABC)| When Jay and Gloria plan a surprise 14th birthday party for Manny, “there are plenty of surprises to go around,” says ABC. She’s totally having that baby tonight, right?

10 pm Nashville (ABC)| While prepping for the tour, Rayna finds working without Deacon too disruptive and makes an interesting proposal to Liam; Juliette sends her scorned hubby a message through the press.

Tonite is the mid-season return of Arrow & Supernatural!! Well, I live in NC, where they are showing a basketball game, Ga.@ Missouri. So, I will not be watching 1) Supernatural (I have been a fan since 2005!) & Arrow has become an excellent show, also! I understand, that these 2 very important shows, will not be shown at a later time for those of us that will miss seeing them! Is this true?

Check your local listings. Our local affiliate sometimes pre-empts for college football/basketball, BUT the regularly scheduled programming still airs on the CW channel, which is a different cable channel. Good luck! And don’t forget you can always watch online/on demand tomorrow.

Same here…I posted on our local CW station’s FB and they responded that the NEW episodes for Arrow and Supernatural will be aired this Saturday (I’m in the Greensboro/Winston Salem area). You might want to check your listings for these being aired at a later time. BTW, they also stated that these shows will not return to its regular time slot until FEBRUARY. Grrrrr…..I HATE basketball!!!!

What is Rayna doing now? She finds working with Deacon too disruptive?? She loves Deacon and he loves her. It shouldn’t be so hard to get together. She’s on the outs with her hubby, so what’s the deal?

She finds working withOUT Deacon disruptive. Why would it be hard to get together? Because she probably doesn’t want to chuck her marriage, which has produced children, just like that for an unreliable guy. That’s the deal.

IDK, I think I’m pretty much done with Idol. I know Nigel thinks playing up the rift between Mariah and NIcki will make be want to watch, but it actually pushes me away. Especially after watching the fun banter between Adam, Blake and Cee-Lo on the Voice..And unless they change the voting process, it’ll be the same ol same ol, BORED!!

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